The irony of Snyder Cultists hating on Corenswet's light hearted portrayal of Superman when Henry Cavill has said multiple times that's the version of Superman he always wanted to be.
I was today years old when I learned Marvel Rivals is possibly the first time that Spider-Man’s sister, Teresa, is mentioned outside of the comics
Holy shit
Timothy Dalton in HOT FUZZ (2007) is one of the great casting jokes. A man once criticized for being too intense as James Bond gets dropped into a comedy and turns that exact intensity into the funniest thing in the movie.
Rothrock and Norton were phenomenal talents, but nothing they did in America ever came close to this level of complexity. The master behind the movement here is Tony Leung Siu-Hung, brother of the late Bruce Liang. Tony was a pro at making non-Chinese look and fight like Chinese opera-trained performers. He did this with very smart choreography and camera placement. Notice how the shapes here are mostly isolated to the upper or lower body.
In the 70s, the style was still mostly theatrical, and the entire body had to make shapes. Opera footwork is notoriously difficult; without opera training you just can't do it. But here he gives the performers a lot of leeway with the framing. Only the upper or lower body really have to worry about making shapes. And it looks fantastic and contemporary. Most of us can't do this, but we can kind of believe we can.
Another tool Tony Leung employed well was the edit. Many of his contemporaries like Corey Yuen, Meng Hoi, and Billy Chan were tied up with Sammo Hung, and their montage styles were all pretty similar. Same with Yuen Wo Ping's troupe Yuen Ga Baan. Tony's style is really no different, though his phrases are a bit longer at 10-20 moves (Sammo rarely went over 8 moves). He also relies on lots of impact, wires, and environmental interaction to break up the action, and being quite a kicker himself he was no stranger to leg shapes. And he had no reservations about putting a dude in a wig to sell a difficult move. The result is something super flavorful and eye-catching.
Tony Leung made an early entry into America with No Retreat 3, Superfights, and Blood moon in the 90s, which all have amazing fights for B films. He was well ahead of the curve. Ultimately, American stuntmen adopted this style but not until the early 2000s after Sammo and Yuen Wo Ping basically did the same thing here. You could argue that Tony Leung was the real pioneer, though.
Daniel Craig said the reason James Bond movies got serious and dark was because of Austin Powers movies
“We had to destroy the myth because Mike Myers f*cked us.”
“I am a huge fan, but he made it impossible to do the gags."
Link re-provided!
Watchmen Collection
Watchmen: Ultimate Cut (2009)
1080p (3GB)
&
Watchmen: Chapter I (2024)
1080p (1.8GB)
&
Watchmen: Chapter II (2024)
1080p (1.7GB)
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the graphic novel
Watchmen (1986-1987)
PDF (408.1MB)
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Spiderman Shattered Dimensions (2015)
Updated and playable for modern PC's, Steamdeck support and more!
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